Comparative Anthelmintic Activity of Strategic Sustained Low-level Administration of Albendazole in Feed Pellets Compared to Single Doses of Closantel and Tetramisole against Natural Ovine Parasitic Gastroenteritis

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 193-204

  Khan, F A ^a   Sanyal, P K ^b   Swarnkar, C P ^a   Singh, D ^a   Bhagwan, P S K ^a  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b National Dairy Development Board India   (India)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Anthelmintic; Closantel; Control; Delivery; Dosage; Haemonchus contortus; Infeed; Pharmacokinetics; Sheep; Tetramisole

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; CLOSANTEL; SALICYLANILIDE DERIVATIVE; TETRAMISOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDIA; NEMATODIASIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEASON; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; INDIA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SALICYLANILIDES; SEASONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TETRAMISOLE;

EID: 0033173453     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005223025851     Document Type: Article

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